Obituaries

David Karow

Dec 31, 2009

David Lee Karow

David Lee Karow, age 60 , of Merrill, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family. Dave was born April 26, 1949, in Merrill to Oscar and Mary Ann (Rakow) Karow. He...

Pearl Hofmann

Dec 29, 2009

Pearl Hofmann, 93, Merrill, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at Good Samaritan Health Center. She was born February 29, 1916 to the late Joseph and Anna (Sundeen) Alft. Pearl married Leonard Hofmann June 10, 1944 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Merrill. Pearl was a home maker who enjoyed sewing and knitting. She was also a family historian and an...

Beatrice Gilson

Dec 28, 2009

Beatrice R. Gilson, 84, of Merrill, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. She was born July 16, 1925, in Merrill, to the late Edward and Clara (Geeraerts) Larson. Beatrice graduated from Holy Cross High School in 1943. She married...

Henry Bahlow

Dec 23, 2009

Henry Bahlow, age 75, of Merrill, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. Henry was born May 3, 1934 in Merrill. Henry served with the U.S. Army. He and Sandra Montgomery were united in marriage, April 10, 1972 in Beloit, WI at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Henry worked for Chrysler for 19.5 years until his retirement....

Sister Stanislaus Poehnelt

Dec 19, 2009

Sister Stanislaus Poehnelt, SCSC Sister Stanislaus Poehnelt, age 96, Sister of Mercy of the Holy Cross, passed to Eternal Life on December 19, 2009 at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill, Wisconsin. Sister Stanislaus was born Julia, in Whittlesey, WI on February 17, 1913, daughter of Julius and Anna (Ramskugler) Poehnelt. She was the oldest of 8 children. She entered...

Harold Dahlke

Dec 17, 2009

Harold Walter Dahlke, 78, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Good Samaritan Health Center in Merrill. He was born January 11, 1931 in Marathon City to the late Walter and Selma (Zunker) Dahlke.

Harold married Doris Steckling June 27, 1953 at Zion Lutheran Church in...

Eileen Taylor

Dec 17, 2009

Eileen M. Taylor, 95, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital . She was born February 14, 1914, in Merrill, to the late Arthur and Ella (Klinger) Weber.

Eileen was a 1932 graduate of Merrill Senior High School . After graduating,...

Helen Kienbaum

Dec 13, 2009

Helen Kienbaum, 87, Merrill, died Sunday, December 13, 2009, at Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. She was born November 4, 1922, in Tripoli to the late William and Neva (Bromley) Tracy. Helen married Norman Kienbaum February 20, 1947 in Merrill. She worked at Merrill...

Pauline Robbins

Dec 6, 2009

Pauline Robbins, 82, Merrill, died Sunday, December 6, 2009, at Pine Crest Nursing Home. She was born March 30, 1927, in Paulding , MS , to the late Thomas and Sarah (Carr) Bergin. Pauline married Charles “Chick” Robbins May 13 th , 1950 in Memphis , TN. Pauline and Charles lived in Milwaukee ,...

Richard Ellis

Dec 2, 2009

Richard A. Ellis, 79, of Merrill, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at Kennedy Park in Wausau. Richard was born August 2, 1930 in Estella, Wisconsin, to the late John and Mildred (Smith) Ellis Sr. He married Mary Ann Hilken in Waukon, Iowa on January 30, 1954. Richard served in the Army as the last of the Mounted Calvary and...

Norman Pankow

Nov 30, 2009

We Celebrate the life of Norman L. Pankow. Norman joined his Lord on Monday, the 30 th of November 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home in the loving arms of his wife, Lilamae, of 65 years and his children. (and many grandchildren) He was born on August 11, 1921 in Pine River, Wisconsin to Ernst and Caroline (Karau) Pankow. Norman...

Michael Leder

Nov 29, 2009

Michael “Mike” Leder, 61, Beaver Dam, formerly of Merrill, died Sunday, November 29, 2009 at his home.

Mike was born September 29, 1948, in Merrill, to Theodore and Irene (Myszka) Leder. He served in the Army from 1964 – 1972. He attended NTC and graduated with a degree...

Elvira Hoeft

Nov 28, 2009

Elvira D. Hoeft, Age 85, of Merrill, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice. Elvira was born February 18, 1924, the daughter of the late Ervin and Antona (Mootz) Luedtke, in the Town of Berlin. She and Ervin Hoeft were united in marriage September 4, 1948 in Merrill,...

David Haskins

Nov 28, 2009

David R. Haskins, age 67, of Merrill, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice.

David was born February 2, 1942 in DePere, WI the son...

Jordan Buehler

Nov 25, 2009

Jordan Buehler, age 18 of Merrill, died Wednesday, November 25, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield as the result of an automobile accident. He was born March 15, 1991 in Merrill, WI, the son of Bryan and Joleen (Hinz) Buehler. Jordan was a 2009 graduate of Merrill High School. Jordan enjoyed spending time hanging out with friends, playing video games,...

Lucille Schultz

Nov 20, 2009

Lucille “Lucy” Schultz, 89, passed away Friday, November 20 th , 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home. She was born October 11, 1920 in Merrill to the late Harold and Hertha (Lambrecht) Maahs. On October 14, 1939 Lucy married Oscar Schultz at Zion Lutheran Church in the Town of Maine . He preceded her...

Roger Gilson

Nov 15, 2009

Roger E. “Swede” Gilson, 85, of Merrill, died Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Pine Crest Nursing Home, under the care of Aspirus Hospice and Comfort care. He was born in Merrill on June 28, 1924, to the late Raymond and Marie (Zimmerman) Gilson. Roger married Beatrice Larson on December 11, 1944 in Merrill.

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Elaine Alft

Nov 2, 2009

Elaine G. Alft, 88, of Tomahawk, formerly of Merrill, died Monday, November 2, 2009 at Golden Age Living Center in Tomahawk. She was born September 4, 1921, in Merrill, to the late Edwin and Gertrude (Sisson) Alberg. Elaine graduated from Tomahawk High School in 1940. After graduating, she married Melvin Alft on June 7, 1941 in Merrill. Elaine worked at...

Ellsworth Erdman

Oct 27, 2009

E.H. Erdman, Age 87, of Wausau , formerly of Merrill, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at his residence.

He was born April 24, 1922 in Wausau , the son of the late Emil and Frieda Erdman. He married Mavis...

Dorothy Kretschmer

Oct 23, 2009

Dorothy R. Kretschmer

Dorothy R. Kretschmer, age 74, of Merrill, passed away Friday, October 23, 2009 at St. Clare’s Hospital, Weston. She was born April 1, 1935 in Merrill the daughter of the late Anton and Elizabeth (Rauchenburger) Carlson. Dorothy...